The Sun. — London, England, 1808-05-03 00:00:00

ri c `hi II rtit I ia ryiis. Fmrts' the 1. ttt two h3ttel.:es battered in breach-- On'theilitiwe.ialso' 50 boat!„which came to take off the prrlson,s-t6 latter, on embarking, received theT grape shot fire from our batteries, Wbiekt.sank a small boat with .4 men on board. We found in the fort of Scylla ,t 9 'gunk, two mortars, 459 barrels of bis. cult, and much ammunition. The English , boaited ofdefending it fur three months, and we must recol.- ltA that in: t ati6, assailed by sea and land, in want of provisions and 'ammunition, the French kept the Paste place near 20 days. (Signed) LA MR General of Division, MAILS. 44.11 1 181)...••1 Dublin, i Waterford. Duz—r Cottenburgh s' Dublin, 1 Waterford., _ . , PRIPE OF STOCK-5 . . THIS D. 4 Y AT TWELv s n' , ~..jc P K . Cvnsolt - - - - 6 6 ii 1 kell.:.'icteAlin. • a. - • 66 1 ~, ► I S IT N. 40i1P.1 s4UIB DICRItiyALSUM AUDEAT ? L N D IV, TUESDAY, i/AY 3, 1808. The Denge, which came from L'Orient, and arriv ed. at Falmouth en Friday afternoon, brought Mr. NOURSR, who has had a long conversation with Mr. PINCKNBV ) the American Miniskm The people will hear with, much pleasure, that the . intelligence brought by Mr. MAIM, tends to skew that amicable connections are li kely'to be fully restored between this country and the Liolied States. When Mr.NouasEar- Tivedin the ()sag, at L'Orient, bewasacompanied by Lieutenant Lawri . ; he immediatety„ proceeded to Paris, and delivered his Dispatches . to General ARM .. STRONG, the American Miuister, in that Ca pita!: General AamsTuowo, on the following day had at interview with the French Minister, And informed the latter that he had received fresh instrtiaions from his own Government, the objea of which, he declared, was to preserve its neutrality, but to reniain en good terms With all the Belligerent Powers; rectiririn..!;, however, that the Decrees went lr issued by'France should be revPted“,o far as related to America; and 'signifying that the same requisition should be nmade to this Country, respeaing the re. 6liating measures which the British Cabinet had . riapted, The answer of the French Minister was • by no means satisfaf.torY,.but, on the contrary, was Of such -a kind'aa to threaten a serious dispute with Atnerica, -if tie 'latter is disposed to suppOrt its own compronise, no modification of the tperoe, could be obtained by Genera. Aftp.fsTßoNo thi French Minister assured him that unless America shut her Port: , Lgz:inst Eligli:nd, till a new Maritime Sy stein should be established, that all. amicable connexion between Amerioa and France must be at an end. General ARMSTRONG had made fresh application to the French 'Minister, but continuing' to receive the same determined' refusal, he had at length declared, that as his instruc tions would not permit him to accord to the terms required by France, be must be- Obliged ' , to. solicit Passports for himself and all the Americans in France who are desirous of returning home.— tut even this latter application, though repeatedly matte, was positively refused ; and in consequence pf this extraordinary treatment, Mr. Nouns deem e.l it expedient: to leave Paris on, the 15th, and return to L'Orieht, where he arrived .oti the • - Nth, and immediately proceeded to this:Coun try, Lieutenant Law;s accompanied Mr. NounsE to England, and another American gentleman, who contrived to make his escape, came passen. t ier in the Qsve. , The whole of this intelli pence plainly shews that matters have reached that Crisis between France and America, which putq it .out of the power of Mr. JEFFERSON, whatever may be his dispo,i!ion, to remain any• longer upon 'amicable terms with France; and be will be obliged to attend to the voice of a great majority of his counl trytnen, aedxene s w those ties with Great Brliairi w" bleb will contribute to the adVantagfi: while it . u ppti rts the honour and independence of. both Na. Toe wretched state of Portugal naturally induces all who can make their escape to fly to this Country. is transport lies just arrived at elymOnth, which brought a considerable number of person from that unfortunate Country, among whom are several of the Nobles and Military Officers. , This Transport left our Fleet oil' Lisbon, and sailed qn the 28th of March from Oporto. The PitINCV It ZGENT, according to : Dispatches which hare reached our Squadron, orrivetl at Rio Janeiro on the sth of January, and to once began to exercise his powers as a Sovereign. lie had formed 31) A dminktration which was highly acceptable to the p e ,,ple. Don JOHN Ar.stctn/ t i - thetlinister for the Hut to Department, and die ,Wrquis of Br.t.cmc 15' to ,liave the soperintendance 4# Foreign Affairs.— tui-AdmitoliY. it is said, is entinsted to an English FORGERIE .ak new system has been for some short time et . four, the authors of which have been- succeasful ial acquiring considerable booty, and lucky enoWi d hitherto to escape detention. The instruments forg ed have been the checks of merchants, and respeetable persons, who keep cash With s e" at bankers in the city, many of whom have paid souse' to a considerable amount, on those false 'orders, lu which the hand-writings _of the pretended principas. have been so accurately counterfeited, as Dot Lady to elude the Scrutiny of Bankers' eyes (generally preay sharp), but almost to puzzle the parties thermeives , whose names were forged, and to oblige them to re . cur to their check-book, the better to slicertahl whether or not they had really issued such hrtiev., These forgeries must - hive been effeated by person well acquainted with the couneaion and in. tercourse of the banking-trade, and an adept, v;hc:e adroitness it requires no ordinary vigilance to detra and countered. Amongst the banking-houses w.'°. have already suffered by these frauds, are those et Pre.scott and Co. to the amount of tihhi. ; Master man and Co. 2501.; Boldero and Co. 2001. ; Sykes and Co. 4001.; all of which sums were paid in single check., purporting to be from persons who kePt cash at their houses, and all within the last ten day The house of Down, Thornton, and Co. 111 Nit; tholomew-lane, most narrowly escaptd a loss ° 4 5001. in a similar way, on Friday last. A ticket porter presented at the counter a check for 5001- purporting to be drawn by Baron Wolfe, who keeps cash there. An order for so considerable a sum, presented by a common ticket-poi - tett naturally excited some curiosity in the Clerk to whom it was presented, and he asked the man, who he had received it from, but without in the least suspeCting a forgery. The man answeted that he lived in Great Ormund-street, that he was called oh by a hackney. coachman, a friend of hii,,to ctuie to his coach in that street, where a Gentleman waited in want of a trusty ticket porter to receive soma, money fur him. He went as desired, and the Gee . tkmau gave hini this check, desiring him to go f(if . the payment, and bring it to him at No. 18, Grei" ,. Ormond-street. Some doubt, however, being e. l " cited by the story, the Clerk went and shot ed check to the senior partner, Mr. Tute, relating 101 circumstances ; the latter immediately compared the name signed to the check with that written by ,Baron Wolfe in the arm-book, anti seeing the litude so exact, all suspicion was obviated, and till Clerk, as he was ordered, paid the check. In A IC I minutes Baron Wolfe himself accidentally entered' and Mr. Tute communicated the CirOunistatzi;cl which had just occurred, and shewed the cbokl which the Baron declared to be a forgery, as be 1 0 " written no such order. The Clerk was ly dispatched to No. 18, Great Ortnoed-strect, iD coach ; .but on inquiring there, the inhabitant kne/r nothing of the Geutlentau or the trahsaaien. his return homewards, 'he met the ticket-porl whom he bad paid, on his ,way No. ;he hint, the check was a forgery, mind asked Ni'lLit be had done with the Bank-notes ; the man said were safe in his pocket, aitd offered to surrende them instantly ; but the clerk also tuld him , he mud account more particularly hoW be came by tb; check, and accurately describe the person" who go° it.bitss e or. berbiraseit taken into 4:ti.;tod). 'Lime pleA said, he could not describe the Geolleulan's lace, 0 lie held down his head while giving hint direcliont , but descrihed his dress and person, and said 10 Shahid know him again if he saw him. At the juntture, a well-dressed man was passing. on tbp:i oppcsite side of the street, whom the porter intro' diately pointed out as the person who gave him this hheck, The Clerk, along with the Ni te r, crosic d over to the Gentleman, and the termer asked hall if he lied not given the check in question . to II! porter. Upon which he seemett to take high. 0 ' fence, and asked how be presumed to atfroin L! 1 , 1) by such a question, and denied, in a very high stll of indignation, that lie had given any check to et )) ; person, and 'then walked oil, The clerk did tio feel warranted to secure him, but brought back (11 1/ i porter to the Banking-house, where he returned lb' ,notes. It is somewhat singular, that this was the cal ticket porter who tionie time since presented forged check at the house of Bond and Co. tor t he uttering of which two men were afterwards CO' vitled and executed. To such a pitch of nicety, and such success , 11 , forgery now carried, that n o check has been I°utiv hitherto completely etledual to avoid fraud k 3 ' 4 indeed the facility with which tradesmen are to accept any thing in the shape of a bank-note 5 their property, with o u t an y precau tioo, operates 0 a strong inducement to persist in the cilektiioll:f more especially as not on e in a hundred of 111 0 ties concerned are detected and brought to 1 1144 it meat. 8111,1 MS. Of On Tuesday Lut, in Thayer.itreet, AlidiCliCbt er-14" the Lady ut K. Dawson, Ems, of it - Daughter. ; i 4 a on the 19th ult' mt the Abbey, Shrewsbury, the 4,-,Yi GCGT&C Reid, Esq. of a Sou and tleir. .s , ,itil° ens,Sundsy last, the Lady of Isaac Goldsmith of squerei of is Son. f Yesterday; at his house in Fittroy.square, the LaJi c Nathaniel Winter, Esq. of a Daughter. ---e" 4i1410:14 U., Apt On Thursday last, at a ri g h t. P. l ate q. Grace Salisbury, yvwtgest : of the lclo.--- sf . lisbury, Esq. of Lancaster. ve i " On &outplay last, at IsLtry-le.bone Church, Georr ,- too, Lag- of WAidsworth, Surrey, to :jr). Ur 0 ' daughter of the late Alcsouder Aberuetnie, Esq. M.P,:,„, Baal,. North Britain, anti widow of Coliittliono L; rant , late of Baker-sdv, T treet, Portnian-sqUare. „ wa tch The ulna homas k'wktord, Esq, of Pe a r (31C$iti tC, to Elizabeth, second daughter uf EttwAtie tins, Esq. of Court Herbert, C; hinurposhire. 1 0 10 the sist ult. At /411110 w. in 6h/Qpiaiire, rr Lasbrey, to bliss Wollaston eldest iiAugliter of Wollaston Esq Ald • t s tl . tatuan nit, own. DIED. IC' On Saturday last, at Chistiont, Mrs. N,firtha Ciyuchao lid of 14:.;.;$ Cl)tld, Usti. It one of the principal ° ottHii M.qesty's Lhock.yni, l'ortsmouth. Ou "fltursd_ay sennight, at 131$41eswada, in 0 0 p rl i tl th .9 l; life, Ceorgc: Herhcrt t ESq. Merchant and flanker, 0 place, anti of -,1(1 Stamford coach. ,rr 1 - 11(..it lA.-. aLA L./NOON I.SKIPL.II. 1:("It KOW. f•cr Morning, a min. at cc! 8. 1 ArternoOn t 34 mill. a Officer,- QF great expeance, and Don RAE?: Dr. SouzA. had been mentioned as Minister'Extraordt nary to, Rusiia; the l'itiNce RCGENT of course being, ignorant, at the time When such an appointment. was made, of the fallen state of Russia, and its dis .graceful subserviency to France. These dispatches also state, that the PRINCE REGENT-bad ordered a number of Ships of War to be built with all possible• expedition, snd had already declared war against Spanish A wierica. Sixteen millions of Spanish Dollars, b4otlgitig to the Spanish Government, had been sequestrated. The PetNCE had also • brought to trial those suspeeted of a treasonable intercour..se with 'France, and the Marquis of PDXISAL, ARAUJA ) ,DOII RODRIGO PINTO ) and JOIE IGLU() ) had been convided and executed. The Viscount AitAIDA had been disgraced and sent into exile in one of the Islands. The People had uni versally testified their high admiration of the Pa INC - for his, firmness and magnanimity in refusing to be come a miserable vassal to France, and resorting to his Colonial POssessions. • The French ; have found it necessary to endeavour to check the emigration from Portugal, and all per sons discovered in the attempt to escape were to be doomed to death, and their property to confiscation. The people in Lisbon are not - in so much want of provisions as they were, hay inifhad a plentiful supply of Indiun Corn from the distant Provinces.- The peo-, ple of Oporto had refused provisions to- the Spanish troops quartered upon them—nor was the spirit of the Portuguese so much, broken as might be expeet ed.' Their hatred to the French is deadly. When some of the Portuguese soldiers, after having been sur rounded and disarmed by the French, and their Of ficers had been seized and ordered for punishment, were reproached with cowardice, it is said that they exclaimed, "give us our arms, and then you shall not call us cowards with iMpunity." The.6panish troops had been removed from Oporto, and the French had succeeded to that station. THE, second reading of Lord CASTL # EREAGIeS Lo cal Militia Bill took place in the Houst,•. of Commons yesterday, when his Lordship stated to the House some alterations which he, wishes: to make in the Bill ; the first of which was, to grant , to those per sons who were now either serv . v: 6 in.the Militia by Substitute, or who had paid a tine lot not serving, an exemption from the operatjon of this Bill fir a certain period the second . was,l to permit any Vo lunteer Corps that may verer serving as Local Mi litia, to transfer services, and to. 'allow the Officers to retai.t:their rank. The other alterations were of rniny 'oppor; : .nice: Mr. WO i)IIAM and Si FaAticts Buttowyr expressed their disapprobation of the lEII, but it was read a second time without a division. Yesterday morning his MA sesr Y; Princesses' So iutA, AUGUSTA and ANEMIA, accompanied by Lady BUCKLEY, Count MUNSTER, Generals NARCOUIiT, GWYNNE and FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, WOK an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park, and returned to the Palace at twelve. The- auExt4 and Princess ELIZABETH tOokan air ing, to - the Princess 'ELIZANtTIi'S Cottage, at Old Windsor, and returned at one o'clock. .The embarkation of the Troops at Ramsgate con cluded on Saturday evening, with the 45;ici Regi ment, a Company of Artillery and Waggon Train, • from Canterbury, all of whom :were on board by the, evening, and the heavy tiaggage of the Artillery; &c. was to be on board by eight .o'clock.- General Moor arrived at Deal yesterday, and was to embark last night. Thu Expedition was to sail. this morning if the wind was fair. Nothing pould exceed the exertions used on the present oc casion—an Expedition began and concluded in five days, reitcty for sailing. Saturday the Duke . IYANGOULEME and retinue embarked:on boarded the Edo plus Frigate, at Yar mouth. His Royal Highness was received on board 6y a salute of 10 guns, and sailed in the afternoon, Jntelligence hasbeeti received from Lisbon tothe sth April. We understand that JUNOT , has pro= ceeded• to great cruelties against. the persons whom he suspeCied of being hostile to. the. FR:1101 ; and ►hat there have been a number of persons executed. The excesses were in consequence at the scarcity of pmvisions. _ - • _ . • A Circular Letter was last night sent •to most of the Merchants: trading to the Brit k, by order of the Portuguese Ambassador, to the fallowing pur port : "" i sin desired to acquaint the Trade, that his Excellency the Portuguese Ambassador is ready to"give Licence; ►o fist) or Portuguese Ships, to catv out British manutadured cotton goods to - the Brazils; such Vessels making Cape Frio, and receiving tem.': instructions relative to their port of discharge. And that Licences will be prepared by the Right Hon. the Lords of Prate, tee. to-morrow tOrenoun." On Sunday, at two o'clock, a - Cabinet Council was held at the house of the Duke of PottTLAND, in Piccadilly, previous to.whieh Lord Ktak.cut)l3l:lCllT had the honour of a privateaudieuco with his Grace. BOW-STE VET.—James Aloofly, the soldier belong ing to the ?cl Regiment of foot-Guards, wits bronh t up for re-examination:,--A labouring man fit4ted, that he saw .Bowden, who claii,„,s the money, in company with the Prisoner, in the Three Com passes.pplic-bouse, Drury-lane, on I\les-day Morn ing, at six o'clock. - They were both apparently in liquor, and, after drinking some more with two girls, Ac. who came in, they went away. Some other evidence was given of what passed while they re mained in the public-house.--The Prisoner was fully committed for trial, and the parties were Wond over to prosecute. NAVAL NEWS. FAIMOUTII, 'APRIL 30.—Atrived the American Ship Osage, Capt.pumax, from L'Orient, five days passage ; 11fr. NOURSP., an American Messenger, landed from her, and set off immediately on his ar rival for London with _dispatches to the American Minister there; she brings accounts of the capture of the Sappho and _Nen Privateers, of Loudon, by the Syrene and Italienne Frigates, which arrived at Franee on _the 26th March, and which had also cap, tared the English Ship Susan and Sarah, KING. By the French_Papers, brought by the Osage, the following is extrgled from the Journal de Commerce: " VENICE, MARCH 24.—Our Papers announce that the Toulon and. RoChefort Squadrons, forming ten Sail of the Line, and several other Ships of War, fortunately arrived in Corfu Roads on the' 25th February ; on the appearance' of those Squadrons . the Enemy's Ships retired, and the navigation of the Gulf is quite open." • The Osage was detained at L'Orient five weeki in consequence of having been boarded by a British Cruiier. BU-ONAPARTE has declared that he will , nut allow any one nation to remain neutral. . FlARwicu, MAY - 2.—Yesterday evening sailed the /Ackland Packet, Capt. BRIDGa, for Heligoland. Arrived this day His Majesty's Ships Ranger - and Rose from a cruize, and . remain with thirty-five of Transports, having on board the 4th, 28th, 74th, and 92d Regiments, and part of the 9.5 th title Corfu. PLYMOUTH, MAY . L.—Arrived the Betsey, VEN-. Int WILLIAMS master, from St. Kltt's, boutid to London, last from Milford,' where she arrive& very leaky,, laden with sugar' and rum, put iu here for convoy. Came down from the Harbour, and anchored in the Sound, his Majesty's Ship Thais, of 18 guns. Arrived the George Hall, from Ireland, with pro visions. PORTSMOUTH, MAY e.--Sailed the Avenger Sloop of War, Capt. WWITE, and Amelia Frigate, with a convoy of about 20 Sail, for North 'America. Admiral BERTIR this day hoisted his Flag on board the Leopard, of 50 guns. DEAL, MAY 2.—Sailed his Majesty's Brig Des perate on a cruize. Arrived his Majesty's Ship Trompeuse, from a cruize, and remain in the Downs with his Majesty's Ships the Expedition, &c. as per last. SPORTIAG INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, IBA MONDAY, MAY 2. Ld C.Sornerset'sWhltc ltiise, 3 yrs old ot. alb. beat Gee Grosvtmor's Roast Beef, 4 yrs olu, 1 ). 1. ioogs.-3 to z on IVhite Rose Rose. Sweepstakes of bogs each,ll. ft. R.M. Mr. Craven's c. Beau Nash, by "Pritinpator, bought of Mr. Northey, gst. Ob. - - Mr; Hailers hr. c. by Kill Devil, darn by Trumpator, bought of Mr. Voltvon, Sat. alb., Mr. Strape' b, c. Thu Mouk, by Ambrosio, oat of Ste. pletbsedi (bun, Sat.:ails. :. • - • 3 to 1 on Beau Nash. Sweepstakes of wogs each, h. ft. for the produce of untried .. mares, or at tried mares covered by untied stallions ; colts cart) nig Bst. 41b. .fillies'Bst. Across the Plat. '1). of Crouton's c. Vandyke, by Sir Peter, out or Dab chick - - , - - i Mr. Lake's b. f. Oberea, by Sorcerer, out of Deceit - 2 Lit Grosvenor's I. Isis, by Sir Peter, out of lbts . 3 Sir F. Standisit's e. by Mr. Teazle, out of Parisot • 4 Sir C. liunbufy's 1. Agnes, by Sorcerer, out of Amelia 3 Mr.,l Browne's f. by Teddy the Grinder, out of Phan tasmagoria - . . . - - .pd D. of G ratton's 1. (dead) by Coriander, out of Drab - pd $ to t agst Vandyke- 3to i apt Oberea-7 to 4on hit— 3to 2 agst Agnes - I The Prince's Stakes or wogs each, h. ft. for colts and fillies rising 3 y ) old ;.cults carrying gst. 71b. and fillies list. .4its• AG , o,t, the Hat. c. Bradbury, by Delpini, dim by Young Marko - - - - I D. of Grafton's f. by Coriander, out of Peppertrunt - 2 Gen. (iOWerS b. t. Te.ale, by Worthy, out of Thistle, by Iribaoctpecker - - - - pd Ld Grosvenor's f. Leopardess, by Alexander, out of Nimble ' . - . • - Pd Mr. Meilish's c. Hit-or-tniss, `rather to Luck's-ill . pd Mr. Mellish's t. Agnes, by Shuttle out Of PlastQw's dam pd 5 to 2 on Bradbury. Sweepstakes of tongs each, h. ft. tilt colts and fillies rising 3 yrs old ; colts sst. 510. fillies S. 21b. Across the F.Ott. D. of Gratton's c, Vandyke, by Sir Peter, out of Dab •chick . - - Mr. Ma!fish's b. c. Weaver, by Shuttle . Ld Grosienor's b. c. Chester, by Sir Peter Ld Foley's b. I. by Worthy, out of Miss Fury . ' . Gen, Gower's br. 1. by Worthy, out of a sister to Ago ristes - - - - pd Mr. Nlellish's b. 1. Anna, by Coriander - ' - pd Lu Foley's Perrowitz, broths to Little Peter - pd 6to 2 agst Vandyke-5 toe agst Weaver---6 , to 4 agst Chester. 2 I . Gen. Grosvcnor's Rideman, 2 yrs old, bat. ilb. beat Air. Vansittart's MomentiHa, 3 yrs old, Bst. rolb. . Across the Flat, wogs It. ft. -3 to s agst Rifleman. 1.41 Stowell's brother to Bustard, Bst. 31b. beat Gen. Gros ; venor's,jolui.o'Gaurit, Bst. Ab. M. cogs. h. It. --7.t0 4 Oft Bustard. Ltt Lowther's Trafalgar, Bst. alb. beat Ld Foley's Filly. ling, Bst. - Ab. Ab. M. 2,..0g5. h. It. ----i to 4 on Trafalgar. . . .. . . _ ... ... „ Sir C. Turner's Mr. (Wilily, Bst. ito. beat Siri. 41. aw. kin's Clermont, sat. ylb, Ab. M. wogs. h. ft.--7 to 4on Ld Sackville's Bustard, beat Mr. Wilson's PaviliOn, Sst. 41b. Ab. M. togs.-7 to 4on Bustard. Stawell's Deceiver, Bst beat Mr. Payne's Ferdinand, 6st. tjlb. Ab M. loop. h. ft.-2 to lon Deceiver. Mr. Shakespear's b. c. Discount, by 'ready, beat Mr. Wyndliain's b. c. by. Whiskey, out of Minion, S*t. 41b. Two.yr old Course, toogs.---6 to 4 on Dis Count. Mr: Watson's brother to Fathom, 6st. 31b.. beat Mr. Paync's Tudor,_ Bst. glb. Two-yr old C. soogs.—s to 4 con the brother to Fathom. • Sir Honeywood's Bacchanal, 7st. 41b. beat D. of Graf. ton's Parasol, ast. 91b. D. 1. aoogs. h. ft. -7 to 4 agst Bac- Gi14114 I. AccinaNT.- I —The body . of a promising, youth 'seventeen years of age, of the name:of Jertnyn, an apprentiCe to a linen-draper in Totteultam-court road, and the son of Mr. Jermyn, of Homert o n, Was picked up tloataig on the surtace of the Thames, above Bridge, yesterday morning, and to all appear ances the body had been for several days iu the wa-- ter. The deceased, had not been heard of since Wednesday last, on which day be was sent to Lam beth to receive a bill of 21. bin he had not re ceived the money. He was supposed to hiive taken a boat with another youth, who is Missing, and which boat was picked up at , Wapping on Thursday morning last. 1.0 N DON Printed by it :cif A Ito HA KRIS, Of No. 4. Martlett-court, flow -street; arti published by W t ARM alit Soil's's, of South Molton.strect, Grosvenor-square; At the Sux.t)i,Flog No. i 2, Strand; where iiiivotirenteno, 0r a .7 - 3 r )1 . the Pgpor,7 alas for the aiitur,are'•(tust-paid), Malt be addressed.